Unifirst Corporation

UNF Industrials Specialty Business Services

Unifirst Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $2.5 billion, up 3.74% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+4.97%
EPS
−13.8%
Free cash flow
−31.1%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

252.77 3.35 −1.31%
Market cap
$4.5B
P/E
40.7×
Fwd P/E
40.0×
Dividend yield
0.57%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
7.04
Beneish M
−2.59
Dividend safety
90/100

Unifirst Corporation (UNF) Operating margin

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Unifirst Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 5.39%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.39% (fiscal 2026) to 13.8% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Business Services industry median of 3.53% and above the Industrials sector median of 5.12%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 5.39% (2.20)
FY2025 7.59% 0.03
FY2024 7.56% 1.58
FY2023 5.98% (0.73)
FY2022 6.71% (4.01)
FY2021 10.7% 1.15
FY2020 9.57% (3.25)
FY2019 12.8% 2.07
FY2018 10.8% 3.82
FY2017 6.93% (6.77)

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 6.46% 2.83
May 2026 3.63% (0.55)
Feb 2026 4.18% (3.11)
Nov 2025 7.29% (0.78)
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Against its own ten years

Low 5.39% High 13.8%
Ten-year median 8.58%
Current reading's percentile 2

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
DLB Dolby Laboratories compare 17.7%
AZZ AZZ Inc. compare 16.5%
MMS Maximus, Inc. compare 11.0%
FA First Advantage Corporation compare 10.7%
CBZ CBIZ, Inc. compare 7.96%
UNF Unifirst Corporation 5.39%
AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare 4.22%
ABM ABM Industries Incorporated compare 3.51%
TIC Acuren Corporation compare −2.15%
Specialty Business Services industry median 3.53%
Industrials sector median 5.12%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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